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Morocco has become the first African side to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after securing a dominant 5-0 victory over Niger on September 5, 2025[3][7]. This result ensures their place in the tournament, with other contenders still battling for automatic spots.

The CAF African qualifiers operate with nine groups; each group winner qualifies directly, while the four best runners-up enter a play-off for a chance at inter-confederation qualification[5].

Latest matchday 7 results between September 3 and 5, 2025 included:

  • Seychelles 0-4 Gabon
  • Chad 1-1 Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau 1-1 Sierra Leone
  • Mauritius 0-2 Cape Verde
  • Sao Tome and Principe 2-3 Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar 2-0 Central African Republic
  • Angola 0-1 Libya
  • Algeria 3-1 Botswana
  • Cameroon 3-0 Eswatini
  • Mali 3-0 Comoros
  • Tunisia 3-0 Liberia
  • Kenya 1-3 Gambia
  • Namibia 1-2 Malawi
  • Somalia 0-3 Guinea
  • South Sudan 1-4 DR Congo
  • Benin 1-0 Zimbabwe
  • Congo 1-1 Tanzania
  • Uganda 4-0 Mozambique
  • Djibouti 0-5 Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho 0-3 South Africa
  • Senegal 2-0 Sudan
  • Morocco 5-0 Niger

Key standings updates:

  • Group A: Egypt leads with 18 points; Burkina Faso is chasing with 11 points. Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Guinea-Bissau remain in contention for the runners-up spot, while Djibouti trails[5].
  • Group B: DR Congo, Senegal, and Sudan are separated by a single point, with upcoming fixtures likely to be decisive[5].
  • Group C: South Africa holds the lead with 13 points after 6 matches, followed by Rwanda and Benin; Nigeria lags behind in fourth[4][6].

The runner-up rankings remain uncertain due to Eritrea’s withdrawal, possibly affecting Group E’s standings as its runner-up will play fewer matches than others[2][3]. Gabon currently tops the list of second-place teams, followed by Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, and Senegal[3].

Further match windows and group deciders are expected in September, with the next round poised to clarify the remaining automatic qualifiers and play-off contenders[5].

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